Chapter 562: Hidden World?
On this day, Jiang Yue avoided Yu Nianzhen and secretly went to Jialan City.
Although he discovered his lover’s little actions, Yu Nianzhen didn’t dig into it. Instead, he practised his swordsmanship and patiently waited for Jiang Yue to return.
Five hours later, the man rode on a bicycle and returned to their yard.
"This is..." Yu Nianzhen asked while looking at the new bicycle.
"Azhen, do you remember what I promised you?" Jiang Yue asked with barely concealed excitement.
When they lived in Lingshui Port town, Jiang Yue once promised he would buy a bicycle and let Yu Nianzhen ride in the back seat.
Unfortunately, at that time, the two were broke and couldn’t afford a bicycle.
In the end, they couldn’t even stay in Lingshui town and had to escape.
However, Jiang Yue had never forgotten his promise.
Now that he and Yu Nianzhen were doing a lot better, he wanted to fulfil his promise.
"Azhen, do you still want to ride in the backseat of my bicycle?" Jiang Yue asked, his eyes bright from excitement.
Seeing this, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but feel happy.
In fact, he had long forgotten about the matter.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yue always kept it in mind and made good on the promise.
Thinking of this, Yu Nianzhen smiled.
"I want." He said.
"That’s good. Look at this..." Jiang Yue excitedly pulled Yu Nianzhen to look at a map.
"Why don’t we ride to Jialan Lake this Sunday?" He asked and quickly continued.
"Jialan Lake is not too far from here and we can easily get there on a bicycle. Also, tourists can fish in the lake. What do you think of having a picnic on the shore?"
"Okay." Yu Nianzhen had no reason to refuse.
After that, the two held hands and entered the house.
Over the next few days, they lived as usual but both were a little looking forward to their weekend date.
When Sunday came, both were in a good mood.
Since they were going on a trip, the two skipped their morning routine and directly left the village after having breakfast.
"Azhen, put your arms around my waist." Jiang Yue eagerly instructed and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
"Is this why you are so excited?" He teased but did as his lover asked.
"How can you understand my happiness?" Jiang Yue chirped and put his feet on the pedals.
Soon after, the two rode out of their yard and left Lijia village.
"How is it? Are you happy?" Jiang Yue questioned.
"Happy." Yu Nianzhen immediately responded.
For him, it didn’t matter what they were doing.
Jiang Yue was the source of his happiness. As long as they were together, he was happy.
An hour later, the two finally arrived near Jialan Lake.
Lake Jialan was a naturally formed freshwater lake that was about one hundred fifty square metres.
It was surrounded by a forest on all sides but officials had dug some paths to facilitate tourism.
At this time, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen rode through a narrow path and finally arrived at the shores of Jialan Lake.
However, what they found was unexpected.
"Why are there so many people?" Jiang Yue couldn’t help but wonder.
Before he chose Jialan Lake, he did a lot of research.
In Jialan Province, there were several tourist attractions including Jialan Forest and Jialan Lake.
Since he and Yu Nianzhen had already been to Jialan Forest, Jiang Yue chose to visit Jialan Lake.
On one hand, the lake was the closest attraction to Lijia and on the other, it was the least populous.
Since it was not the tourist season, Jiang Yue expected even less traffic during their visit.
However, his expectations did not match up to reality.
Instead of the dozens of tourists he expected, there were hundreds of people standing around the lake.
Most importantly, these people wore expensive clothes and didn’t look like ordinary tourists.
"It’s a little strange." Yu Nianzhen frowned.
Although there were many people around the lake, there were no boats on the lake.
Looking at the people who were standing in groups and excitedly discussing something, Yu Nianzhen felt as if everyone was waiting for something.
"Are they filming a drama or something?" Jiang Yue couldn’t help but wonder.
"Why do you think so?"
"Behind us."
Hearing that, Yu Nianzhen turned around and his frown deepened.
Without their notice, a new group had arrived.
However, this group was different from the rest because they had long hair and were dressed in ancient clothes.
"No, this isn’t right." Jiang Yue muttered.
Originally, he thought the group was about to shoot a film.
However, something always felt wrong but he didn’t figure it out until he took a closer look.
"I don’t see any cameras and other shooting equipment." He said.
"Maybe it’s some kind of gathering. Let’s..." Yu Nianzhen started but a loud cheer interrupted his words.
The cheer echoed in the surroundings and Yu Nianzhen frowned in discomfort.
Unfortunately, this was only the beginning.
Barely a minute later, another cheer resounded but this time, it came from the other side of the lake.
When the two looked, they saw another group of ancient-dressed people.
"They are here." Someone excitedly shouted.
"Young master Tang is so handsome." A female said, her voice filled with yearning.
"Young master Qian is more handsome." Another argued.
"Are you blind? Young master Tang is clearly more handsome."
"Bitch! You are the blind one."
Before Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen could understand the situation, the two women began to fight.
Seeing this, the two men quickly retreated to avoid being implicated.
"What on earth is going on?" Jiang Yue asked while looking around.
"Let’s ask someone." Yu Nianzhen said and walked towards a young man.
The young man wore expensive clothes and his hair was dyed a ghastly shade of blue.
At a glance, Yu Nianzhen guessed the person was a second-generation or third-generation young master.
"Excuse me." Yu Nianzhen called as soon as he reached the man.
"What’s the matter?" The young master impatiently asked.
However, when he turned around to see a beautiful woman, his eyes softened and he became less impatient.
"Young master, do you know what’s going on here?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
Hearing this, the young master was momentarily confused but a breath later, his eyes widened in shock.
"Did you come here without knowing what is going on?" He asked.
"We live nearby and originally came to fish in the lake." Jiang Yue answered.
"Is that so?" The young master frowned and looked at the two with a speculative look.
"What’s the matter?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Jialan Lake is closed for the day." The young man said and the other two looked at each other in surprise.
When Jiang Yue researched the tourist attractions, he found no notice that the lake would be closed for the day.
However, when he looked around and saw the expensively dressed people, Jiang Yue guessed it was not impossible for someone to book the place on short notice.
’Did we trespass into a private event?’ Jiang Yue wondered but then shook his head.
When they arrived, they didn’t see any guards or notices.
After thinking about it, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue felt the matter wasn’t as simple as a private event.
"Young master, can you tell us what is going on?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Since you know nothing, I will tell you from the beginning."
"Thank you." Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen said in unison.
"Grandmaster Tang and Grandmaster Qian fell in love with the same woman." The young master started and the other two couldn’t help but look at each other in confusion.
’Grandmaster?’ Jiang Yue wondered.
However, he didn’t immediately ask because he didn’t want to distract the young man’s retelling.
"The woman is the young miss of the Xue family and is also a grandmaster." The young man said, his voice laced with admiration and longing.
"I don’t know what led to it but today is the outcome. Grandmaster Tang and Grandmaster Qian are going to fight on the lake. Whoever wins will have the right to pursue Grandmaster Xue and the other will have to give up."
When Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue heard this, they fell into a deeper confusion.
Although they literally understood what the young man said, they didn’t understand it in the context of the world.
After all, Earth was not a cultivation world.
Considering that, how could two people fight on the lake?
Concealing his confusion, Yu Nianzhen narrowed his eyes and continued to question the young man.
"How are they going to fight?" He asked.
"Both Grandmaster Tang and Grandmaster Qian are swordsmen. They will naturally fight with their swords." The young man said in a confident voice.
However, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen were even more bewildered.
’What the hell is going on here?’ Jiang Yue wondered.
Before they transmigrated to the Cangxing world, they were elite members of society.
Because of this, they knew many secrets and circles.
However, this was the first time they heard about ’Grandmasters’ and ordinary people fighting on a lake.
"Azhen, could there be cultivators on Earth?" Jiang Yue whispered.
Hearing this, Yu Nianzhen frowned.
Although he and Jiang Yue were disguised as mortals, some senses could not be suppressed.
If there were cultivators on Earth, he and Jiang Yue would have already sensed them. However, they hadn’t sensed anything in the few years they had been on Earth.
"Earth’s heaven and earth qi is very thin. This place cannot sustain cultivators." Yu Nianzhen whispered back and Jiang Yue nodded in agreement.
"I also think so." He said and quickly continued.
"The heaven and earth qi can’t even support the awakening of the first meridian."
"Mmmmm." Yu Nianzhen nodded and fell into thought.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue turned to the young master.
"Have you been to many of these kinds of fights?" He asked.
If he could, he wanted to directly ask for information.
However, Jiang Yue didn’t want to reveal himself as an outsider.
At first, he only thought that he and Yu Nianzhen were at the Jialan lake at the wrong time.
However, he soon discovered that his assumption was not right.
If anyone could stumble into this ’event’, why had no one else stumbled in?
At a glance, Jiang Yue could tell that the gathered people were special.
Although they were still mortals, they seemed stronger than ordinary mortals.
’Is there a hidden world on Earth?’ Jiang Yue wondered and his heart skipped a beat.
If his suspicion was correct, he and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t be reckless.
After all, they didn’t know the rules or the strength of these secret practitioners.
Considering this, Jiang Yue looked at Yu Nianzhen and the two silently conversed. A moment later, they reached a silent agreement and both nodded simultaneously.
